Wozniak Lecture: Meeting the Moment in LGBTQ+ Education: Reexamining the Narratives and Redirecting our Role

Wozniak Lecture: Session 3

Meeting the Moment in LGBTQ+ Education: Reexamining the Narratives and Redirecting our Role

Meeting the Moment delves into the complex landscape of LGBTQ+ education in today's society to explore key questions: What does LGBTQ+ inclusive education look like today? What can it look like in the future? And how do we get there? Examining the historical and contemporary context, we’ll reconsider the stories we’ve been told, and the ones that we are telling. This keynote will challenge simplistic narratives and lay out common pitfalls of well-intentioned practices, including white washing, single-story narratives, and individual-centric approaches. By emphasizing the importance of moving beyond superficial efforts and centering an intersectional and systemic approach, this lecture will help each of us identify the next steps on our own journey of inclusion.